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What book(s) for beginning routines at PF for 50-year old with 10 years off with strength as a first goal? [closed]
Problem: I have not had an exercise routine in 10 years. I now want to build strength again and look good, and improve my cardiovascular health (stop being winded so easily).
I just joined Planet ...
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Starting Strength, time to move on?
I'm 41 years old, 1.82m tall and weigh 82kg.
I have been on strength training for 14 months (2.5 stronglifts, 11.5 starting strength).
I didn't do the program, as Riptoe would put it. I never got ...
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Body building workout equivalent to Starting Strength?
I have been following a strength training program for about 14 months (Stronglifts 2.5 months, Starting Strength the remaining time).
I'm getting a bit bored of it (going to the gym feels like a ...
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What to do after a successful 6 month hard strength training program?
I'm about to finish a very successful 6 month strength training (5x5 variation) run. I went from 200 to 225 pounds with a moderate fat increase 10% to 13%. I'm about to hit 300 in Squat and already at ...
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Starting Strengh - how to replace power cleans when already doing chins
I started doing the original Starting Strength program a couple of months ago, but swapped power cleans for chins, after failing to do power cleans numerous times.
I'm now at the stage when I can't ...
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What is the difference between powerlifting and bodybuilding and how do you determine which one is right for you?
From what I understand it seems like:
Bodybuilding is used for conditioning your body to "look good" via the use of a wide variety of isolation + compound exercises.
Powerlifting is used for gaining ...
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Doing Starting Strength once a week
I'm new to strength training, and, for the time being, can do it only 1 once a week (or maybe every other week). I do aerobic several times a week, and, currently, can't give it up.
Should I follow ...
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Should I follow the gym's program or just stick to Starting Strength?
I'm trying to follow the Starting Strength program, and need some help with the exercises. The trainers at the gym want you to do a fancy circuit, using some freeweights but mainly machines.
Should ...
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Combining weight-lifting (starting strength) with rockclimbing?
I've been following the Starting Strength program for a few weeks now, on and off. Unfortunately, I haven't been as regular as I'd like (lets chalk it up to student life), but I feel I'm making ...
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What's the point of the weekly 2-day break in Starting Strength's programming? Can a novice just skip that?
Starting Strength prescribes two daily lifting schedules (A and B), to be performed alternately on 3 non-consecutive days per week.
That means something like this:
S M T W T F S
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I'm doing Starting Strength M/W/F but have a PT appointment on Thursday; how to adapt?
I've been consistently doing Rippetoe's Starting Strength program every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two months. Today (Thursday), I've got an appointment with an instructor to go through some ...
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Is there a Mon-Fri lifting program for beginners, similar to Starting Strength?
I've been doing Starting Strength for a month now and am still progressing fine. However, I'd have time to lift every weekday, and really want to. Is there a similar, well-tested program that I could ...
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Starting Strength: a practical program?
Based on this site's recommendation, I got a hold of Starting Strength. It's clearly a spectacular book. But, as a beginner, I find it hard to make practical. It has lots of deep knowledge about ...
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